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jim was headed to spock's quarters at around 0200. he couldn't sleep because he had stayed up to late that he didn't feel all too tired, but he knew he needed to rest. but he didn't want to sleep alone tonight. he wanted to sleep in spock's room, in spock's bed, cuddling spock all night.
the doors of spock's quarters slid open as jim casually stepped in. he found spock quietly meditating on the chair next to his bed, still awake. spock sat comfortably but also properly, his eyes closed and his hands steepled. jim whispered spock's name, trying to get the vulcan's attention. spock opened his eyes, acknowledging jim's presence.
"hello captain. you should be asleep right now. why are you here?" spock spoke softly.
"spock, i don't want to sleep alone. can i stay here? i want to cuddle you, if that's alright." jim tries to appear bold although feeling very hesitant and also somewhat tired.
spock thinks for a moment. jim needs to rest. sleep is necessary for the human body to function properly. spock concludes that by letting jim cuddle him, the captain would rest better than he would alone.
"yes, that would be alright." spock answers.
jim smiles, walking over to spock's bed and quickly gets comfortable. he looks at spock, who is still sitting in the chair next to the bed.
"come here..." jim orders gently. spock gets up from the chair, walking over to the side of the bed with the most space. he lies down on his side, facing away from jim.
the captain wraps his arms around the vulcan's waist, pulling him closer until he's practically spooning him. jim was extremely comfortable, spock's body heat radiating off of him and soothing jim into sleep. he rests his head on spock's shoulder, nuzzling into it.
spock does not resist, closing his eyes as he melts into jim's embrace. it's a new feeling to him, but certainly not a bad one. he wasn't planning on sleeping tonight, but he might as well for jim.
"goodnight, spock." jim muttered into spock's pointed ear, sending a small but noticeable shiver down spock's spine. "rest well, jim." spock responded, pressing himself closer to the human's body.
the two of them both spent the rest of the night cuddled together.